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New member, & new to WA state
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 Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill 
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Hello all!
Just moved to WA having spent the past 66 years in CA. I have been active in the shooting sports most of my life, and recently joined the Tacoma Sportsmen's Club so I can continue to shoot. Primary interest is in PPC type shooting. Spent some years in law enforcement and that's how I trained. Big fan of the tried and true da revolver. Looking forward to sharing opinions, stories, info, etc. Oh, and I have been casting and reloading for 45 years. Feel free to pick my brain!  |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:38 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52020 Real Name: Steve
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wksimple wrote: Oh, and I have been casting and reloading for 45 years. Feel free to pick my brain! I like you already, Bill! Welcome to WaGuns! What is "PPC type shooting"? _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:39 pm |
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Site Moderator   Location: Duvall Joined: Tue Sep 13, 2011 Posts: 8660 Real Name: Jaime
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Welcome. I always liked being a member of TSC. They did a bunch for kids and as a member you had your own range.
_________________ Consider donating to: WAGUNS Second Amendment Foundation Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Join the NRA Firearms Policy Coalition |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:43 pm |
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Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill
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Thanks!
PPC is "Practical Pistol Course". We used it for monthly qualification. 48 rds at 7, 15, 25 yards. Lots of fun. |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:56 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52020 Real Name: Steve
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wksimple wrote: 48 rds at 7, 15, 25 yards. So that's three full mags?  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:07 pm |
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Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill
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MadPick wrote: wksimple wrote: 48 rds at 7, 15, 25 yards. So that's three full mags? This was back in revolver days. 12 rounds at 7, 12 rounds at 15, and 24 rounds at 25 yards. I used a Smith model 25-2 in .45 acp with full moon clips for reloads. Lyman 200 gr swc from a 2-cavity mold. Shot thousands of those! Really showing my age! |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:20 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52020 Real Name: Steve
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Haha, I figured that's what it was, since 48 is a multiple of six. Just trying to get you fired up.
 _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:36 pm |
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Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill
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"Fired up". I get it.
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| Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:02 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28174 Real Name: Ace Winky
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Welcome!!
_________________ Why does the Penguin in Batman sound like a duck? Because the eagle sounds like a hawk. |
| Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:41 pm |
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Site Moderator / In Memoriam  Location: Ryderwood WA. Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 Posts: 5337
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 Greetings and Welcome to WA. There are a few revolver people on here. cootduster _________________ Retired May 30th 2018, after 41years. I'm not old. I'm just no longer young !!! |
| Sat Apr 08, 2017 12:50 am |
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Site Admin  Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38307 Real Name: Dan
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Welcome to WaGuns! What brought you to WA?
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| Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:40 am |
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Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill
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Massivedesign wrote: Welcome to WaGuns! What brought you to WA? Thanks for the welcome. I retired in 2015 after 30 years of teaching high school math. My daughter has lived here since 2000 so I moved to be near her and some of my grandkids. Still getting used to the traffic...... My old town had only 10k people! |
| Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:56 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Maple Valley, WA Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 9266 Real Name: Young
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Welcome to WaGuns!
As for PPC style shoots in your area... Paul Bunyon off Canyon Road is a member only range but they hold USPSA matches. Several up north from Tacoma hold USPSA/IDPA/Cowboy shoots. Each have their own schedules. Check with the discipline. www.uspsa.com www.idpa.com www.racuscowboys.com Then there are steel plate matches and indoor range typically hold some type of practice shoots (Federal Way Range is close to you). |
| Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:30 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: NE WA Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 Posts: 5483 Real Name: The Dude
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Welcome Bill!
Looks like we're neighbors, but not for long as I'm headed east to the Spokane area. Might have been nice to shoot some wheelguns with ya! I caught the S&W revolver collecting bug about 4 years ago. _________________ "Wherever you go, there you are." |
| Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:28 pm |
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Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Joined: Sat Apr 8, 2017 Posts: 272 Real Name: Bill
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Thanks, everyone.
Still learning my way around here, and will check some of suggestions above. Also thinking of getting into Smith autos. Any feedback on the new M&P 2.0 version? |
| Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:06 pm |
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